old school

noun
advocates or supporters of established custom or of conservatism: a military man of the old school.
Origin:
1790–1800

Related forms
old-school, adjective
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old school
 
—n
1.  chiefly (Brit) a school formerly attended by a person
2.  a group of people favouring traditional ideas or conservative practices

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Old school is always a great word to know.
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a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
a fool or simpleton; ninny.
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old school definition


and old skool
  1. mod.
    vintage; from an earlier time; retro. (Generally positive. As in the well-established expression from the old school.) : His way of dealing with people is strictly old school.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
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Example sentences
Their idea was revolutionary, but their methods were old school.
The meeting room is in the newer building on the right of the old school
  building.
Made with wool and synthetic fabrics from old school suits.
His poetry is perhaps too much of the old school, to suit the taste of the day.
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